Blogante Essentails for Thursday - July 17th, 2008

Posted on: July 17th, 2008
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Tags: Alejandra Guzmán, Banking, Bill Richardson, Chana, Cuba, Eva Longoria, Jerry Rivera, latin america, Marc Anthony, Mariana Seoane, Patti Solis Doyle, Penelope Cruz, Puerto Rican, Rick Sanchez, stereotypes, Ugly Betty, Vicente Fernández
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New Report from Migration Policy Institute - Hometown Associations: An untapped resource for immigrant integration? # Permalink w/ Excerpt
Mexican drug traffickers built car bombs, police say # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
Web developer turned small blog into influential convention - Markos Moulitsas Zúniga, founder of the blog Daily Kos # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
Puerto Rican veterans shorted on benefits # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
Mambo Italiano: Old Country cooking by way of Latin America # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
Ex-Clinton aide checked before joining Obama team - Patti Solis Doyle # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
Five Minutes with Rick Sanchez - The CNN anchor talks about what it’s like to be a Latino in mainstream journalism. # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
Whites May Exaggerate Black-Hispanic Tensions - Most blacks and Hispanics say relations between the two groups are good # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
Obama and McCain Expand Courtship of Hispanics # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
24% of California high school students drop out - 30.3% of Hispanics!!! # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt

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Do Americans Expect Their Business Leaders to Be White? Study Says Yes # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
Jets, Yes! Sharks, ¡Sí! in Bilingual ‘West Side Story’ Production Planned for Broadway # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
Mango fest draws thousands to Fairchild Garden - Florida # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
Metal Mining in Central America: Pain and Resistance # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
World Court tells U.S. to protect Mexicans’ rights # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
Pitcher’s toughest test not minor leagues, but Cuban defection - Jose Cordero # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
McDonald’s franchisee fined $1 million for hiring illegal immigrants - Nevada # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
Immigration agents arrest 31 in courthouse sweep - Rhode Island # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
Collin County Commissioner: Bilingual Employees Should Not Be Paid More - Spanish Speakers Get 3 Percent Higher Starting Salaries - Texas # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
Nearly 300 black and Latino New York homeowners are getting a total of about $1 million from a California mortgage company because they were charged more than white customers for loans. - GreenPoint Mortgage bought by Capital One in 2006 # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
Federal law requires that anyone with a commercial drivers license speak English well enough to talk with police. Authorities last year issued 25,230 tickets nationwide for violations. Now the federal government is trying to tighten the English requirement, saying the change is needed for safety reasons. # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
Did You Know? The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimated last year that more than 17% of the nation’s 3.4 million truck drivers were Hispanic, as were more than 11% of its 578,000 bus drivers # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt

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Advierte Mariana Seoane que no aceptaría ser la nueva “Aventurera” # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
Eva Longoria sacrifica su figura # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
El gobernador de Nuevo México Bill Richardson declaró que cada 12 de julio se celebrará allí un día en honor al legendario cantante mexicano Vicente Fernández. # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
Alejandra Guzmán’s daugther is hospitalized for alleged drug overdose # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
México: 600 policías para Marc Anthony # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
PENELOPE CRUZ TAKES AIM AT ‘UNACCEPTABLE’ SPANISH MEDIA # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
A Super Saturday with ‘the baby of salsa’ - interview with Jerry Rivera # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
Jets, Yes! Sharks, ¡Sí! in Bilingual ‘West Side Story’ Production Planned for Broadway # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
Stuntman Manny Siverio makes sure everyone’s safe in ‘Ugly Betty’ # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
Chana’s assault to pop stardom – for real # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt

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Media Moves: Veronica García, Jesús Sánchez & Jaime Cárdenas among Los Angeles Times Latino layoffs # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
McDonald’s franchisee fined $1 million for hiring illegal immigrants - Nevada # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
Collin County Commissioner: Bilingual Employees Should Not Be Paid More - Spanish Speakers Get 3 Percent Higher Starting Salaries - Texas # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
The Paradox of Latino Leaders - Stereotypes and certain cultural norms have worked against Latinos in Corporate America. Here’s advice on overcoming those preconceptions # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
Nearly 300 black and Latino New York homeowners are getting a total of about $1 million from a California mortgage company because they were charged more than white customers for loans. - GreenPoint Mortgage bought by Capital One in 2006 # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
Do Americans Expect Their Business Leaders to Be White? Study Says Yes # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
Federal law requires that anyone with a commercial drivers license speak English well enough to talk with police. Authorities last year issued 25,230 tickets nationwide for violations. Now the federal government is trying to tighten the English requirement, saying the change is needed for safety reasons. # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
Did You Know? The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimated last year that more than 17% of the nation’s 3.4 million truck drivers were Hispanic, as were more than 11% of its 578,000 bus drivers # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
Louis Caldera Has No Comment on Failed IndyMac’s Board # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
Cuba paid debts with forced labor, lawsuit says # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt